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    This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
    And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
    With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
    Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.

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Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!

Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!

by Old Song Found in: General Sayings,
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Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]

Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Married in haste we may repent at leisure.

Married in haste we may repent at leisure.

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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
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She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
For which small thanks are still the market price,
Even where the article at highest rate is.

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Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.

Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.

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Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.

Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.

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Here's metal more attractive.

Here's metal more attractive.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.

If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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